Deming man charged with sexual contact of a minor

Case alleges sexual contact of a minor

Luna County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Deming man on Monday on a charge of criminal sexual contact of a minor.

Mauricio Corral, 58, sits in the Luna County Detention Center, facing the third-degree felony charge, with a cash-bond-only set at $10,000.

Corral was arrested at 4 p.m. Monday at his place of employment without incident.

According to Luna County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Arturo Baeza, a nine-year-old girl playing at a neighbor's house with friends came home to tell her mother that Corral had allegedly touched her inappropriately.

The mother then contacted central dispatch to report the incident.

LCSO Deputy Alvaro Granillo responded to the residence and interviewed the mother and child. A minor was also interviewed.

Once the information was collected, Granillo contacted LCSO Detective David Holguin to take over the investigation.

The district attorneys' office was notified and it was determined a charge could be filed on Corral.

It is not known at this time if Corral has any prior offenses, as this is an ongoing investigation, according to Baeza.